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Mar. 29, 2016 | 01:12 PM (Last updated: March 29, 2016 | 01:49 PM)

N. Korea test-fires short-range 'projectile': S. Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 11, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)

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North Korea test-fired a short-range missile or rocket near its east coast Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of launches amid rising tension on the divided peninsula.

The North fired the "short-range projectile" near the eastern city of Wonsan around 5:40 pm (0840 GMT) which flew about 200 kilometers (124 miles) to the country's northeast, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

The North last Monday fired five short-range rockets or missiles into the sea off the east coast, days after test-firing two medium-range missiles.